The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-21

b. Cross granite shop on Monday found
package of notes and bank checks, most of
the latter upon the West of England and
South Wales District Bank, for amounts
varying from five to fifty pounds. Several
were signed by s. s. Gimblett, whose address
appears as East-street, Creditor, Devon, and
whose occupation Is given as boot-maker."
Edward Freeman is the payee OF several OF
the checks, and nearly all not payable to his
order bear the endorsements of the payees.
Most of the papers bear some date in 1864
or 1865, and all are undoubtedly genuine.
The package when found was lying on the
ground close to the wall of Mr.. Cross shop.
ANNOUNCEMENT was received on Monday
of the death at twenty minutes to eleven
o'clock in the forenoon of that day of Loren
w. Jones, formerly of Claremont, n H.,
Waitsheld and Montpelier, at the home of
w. G. Clark in Brookfeld. Mr.. Jones was
for some time engaged in the mercantile
business in this place, part of the time as
a member of the firm of Storrs q Jones and
later in company with e. ID. Putnam. For
some years he had resided in Somerville,
Mass, and more recently he had spent sew
eral months in the South. Readers of the
WATCHMAN will remember several letters
over his signature which appeared in the
paper during the winter of 1867. He
leaves wife and one daughter-Mrs. Jen-
ME McGrath. Funeral services will be held
at Brookfield at nine o'clock this morning
and the remains will be removed to Clare
mont for burial.
ROB. MORRIS Chapter, No. "a, Order of
the Eastern Star, was instituted at Masonic
Hall on Friday evening last by William G.
assisted by Mrs. f. e. Haviland, grand
matron, of Danville and delegation of
ladies from the chapter at Morrisvile. The
following officers were elected and installed
Worthy patron James f.. Curran; worthy
matron, Jennie b. Webster; associate mat
ron, Fannie X Wheatley; treasurer, Ida 1.
Wing secretary, Cynthia l.. Curran con
ductress, Susan j. Morse; associate conduct
ress, Mary E. Erwin; warder, Elizabeth
Smith; Adah, Sarah A. Pearson; Ruth
Mabel l.. Frink; Esther, Emma f. Grout
Martha, Mary e. Wakefield; Electa, Amanda
Z. Newcomb sentinel, Vernon l.. Slayton.
The chapter starts with thirty-six members
Some twenty were intending to join from
Barre, but finally concluded to wait and
start a separate chapter at that place. The
regular meetings will be held at half-past
seven o'clock on Tuesday evenings of the
weeks following the weeks in which the
moon fulls. Frank II. Bascom of Mont
pelier has been appointed deputy granC
patron of the order for this section of the
state, and masters Of lodges in this vicinit,
may apply to him for information in regarC
to organization of new chapters.
SEMINARY HILL.
BERTHA Z. LITTLE and w. 4. Butler rep
resented our temperance union at the con
vention held at Woodstock last week
=G G. H. Bickford, class of 81, gave III
a call last Thursday. He was on his wa,
to Wesleyan College at Middletown, CT
- Professor Bishop took a party o
young gentlemen to Camel's Hump on Sat
urday If the weather is fine the youn,
ladies will probably enjoy a similar trea
Saturday next. - Miss Ada Blanchard
class of S5, visited the Hill last week.